4 Best Olive Young Toners

Four criteria decide the order and framing below.

The most universally loved of the four, and the default first-K-beauty-toner recommendation for normal, combination, or sensitive skin. It doesn't lead with a single showcase-percentage active the way both Anua entries do, which is part of why it isn't the pick for readers targeting a specific concern like redness or dehydration-driven dullness — but for a first-time buyer with no specific concern to solve, it's arguably still the safer choice of the four.

Narrowed to sensitive, red, or acne-prone skin — not 'best overall' — this is the strongest of the four. It's priced at ₩15,000 in Korea (roughly $11) and closer to $18 at US retail, and it's built around a stated 77% concentration rather than a vague 'calming botanicals' claim, which is the specific criterion this file is using to place it at #2 rather than an unsupported 'best overall' claim. It isn't the pick for readers chasing a glow-forward, milky finish — that's the #4 entry below.

Built for a different job than either Anua entry: gentle exfoliation paired with a glow finish, rather than pure calming (Heartleaf 77%) or pure hydration-and-glow (Rice 70 Glow Milky). It's the pick for readers whose priority is mild resurfacing alongside toning, not for readers whose main concern is sensitivity or dehydration specifically.

At $23.00 and built around a stated 70% rice extract, this is the trendier, more visibly milky pick of the four — richer in texture than Heartleaf 77% and positioned around glow and hydration rather than calming specifically. It holds the #4 slot here because it's a narrower-use pick than Round Lab's all-purpose formula, not because the formula itself is weaker — for dehydration-driven dullness and a glass-skin finish specifically, it's a legitimate top choice.

Since Anua holds two of the four slots here, it's worth being specific about what actually separates Heartleaf 77% from Rice 70 Glow Milky rather than treating them as interchangeable 'Anua toner' options. Heartleaf 77% is the lighter, more watery texture of the two, built around a Houttuynia cordata extract and positioned for calming irritated or reactive skin — it's the cheaper of the two at Korean retail and the one more likely to be recommended for daily use across a wider range of skin conditions. Rice 70 Glow Milky is the heavier, visibly milkier formula, built around rice extract and positioned for hydration and glow rather than calming specifically — it's priced higher and reads as more of a targeted, glass-skin-focused pick than an everyday default. A reader deciding between the two should start from the concern, not the brand: redness or reactivity points to Heartleaf 77%, and dehydration-driven dullness or a glow-forward finish points to Rice 70 Glow Milky.

Olive Young's in-store 'must-buy' shelf placement and its online must-buy lists don't always match exactly, and both Anua toners have appeared on both at different points through 2026, which is part of why they show up so consistently in this conversation. If a reader is buying in Korea specifically to take advantage of the won pricing on Heartleaf 77% (roughly $11 versus roughly $18 at US retail), it's worth checking both the Olive Young app and in-store price tag, since promotional pricing can differ from the app's listed price. For US buyers ordering online, factoring in the import markup on either Anua toner against the fully domestic Round Lab and SKIN1004 picks is a fair part of the buying decision, not just the formula itself.

All four of these toners are a first-layer step — applied right after cleansing, before any serum — which is worth stating plainly because it shapes how much any single toner can realistically do. A toner is generally a thinner, faster-absorbing layer than a serum or ampoule, so even a toner with a headline concentration like Heartleaf 77% is doing lighter, more supportive work than a dedicated treatment serum with the same active. That's not a knock on any of the four picks here — it's the reason none of them is positioned as a replacement for a separate serum step, and why readers with a specific, stronger concern (persistent redness, active breakouts, deep hyperpigmentation) should treat a toner as routine support rather than the primary treatment.

Two of the four toners on this list — Heartleaf 77% and Rice 70 Glow Milky — also show up in our separate rice-toner comparison and in the dedicated Heartleaf 77 Toner review, and the criteria differ deliberately across those pieces. This buyer's guide ranks by ingredient-concentration transparency and sensitivity fit specifically for the Olive Young must-buy conversation; the rice-toner piece narrows the comparison to dull, gray-looking skin specifically and ranks Rice 70 Glow Milky against two non-Anua competitors instead. Reading both is more useful than either alone if a reader is trying to decide between Anua's two toners for a specific concern rather than a general Olive Young shopping list.

This lineup reflects Olive Young's must-buy conversation as of 2026.